ERIC Number: EJ1411542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Multilingual Pedagogies and Digital Technologies to Support Learning STEM in Schools in France and Canada
Language, Culture and Curriculum, v37 n1 p44-60 2024
For many years, French and Canadian schools have welcomed students from around the world. This article presents the Binogi/ESCAPE project, which supports the integration of a multilingual digital resource in the classroom that presents STEM content through a multilingual lens with associated animated videos and quizzes. The study aims to encourage the inclusion of multiple languages in STEM content in both language-based (FSL/ESL) and content-based (STEM) classrooms. Researchers collected data during the 2020-2022 school years through focus groups, interviews, logs, observations, and questionnaires. Study participants included 17 teachers in France and 18 teachers in Canada. The results show that opening up to languages through a multilingual resource works as a springboard, allowing teachers and their students to find innovative ways to include other languages. Teachers who have used the resource have also appreciated the use of Binogi for instructional differentiation. Binogi's multilingual features supported translanguaging activities in the classroom, linking STEM content to literacy activities. However, more research is needed to understand how to train teachers to use multilingual resources to better support newcomer students.
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Multilingualism, STEM Education, Code Switching (Language), Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Video Technology, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage, Native Language, Immigrants, Web Sites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Program Descriptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France; Canada
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